Wearing an impeccable blue suit, Daniel Armella steps into the spotlight to receive an Oscar-shaped statuette.
Except that instead of being covered in gold, this trophy for Hollywood’s best extras is made of plastic.
Wearing an impeccable blue suit, Daniel Armella steps into the spotlight to receive an Oscar-shaped statuette.
Except that instead of being covered in gold, this trophy for Hollywood’s best extras is made of plastic.
It is a minor detail for Armella, a background actor in the crime comedy series High Potential, who is as excited to get the nod as a film star receiving an Academy Award.
Welcome to the 8th Annual Los Angeles Union Background Actors Awards, a ceremony held at the Broadwater Theatre in LA in parallel with Hollywood’s glitzy award season – but for those anonymous people who fill your screens every day.

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